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  1. noun. something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin. Synonyms: foundation, root. Antonyms: end, destination. rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America. ancestry; parentage; extraction:

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  3. ORIGIN definition: 1. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: 2. the country, race, or…. Learn more.

  4. something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin. rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America.

  5. Oct 13, 2021 · "to specify; to fix or establish authoritatively;" of words, phrases, etc., "state the… See origin and meaning of define.

  6. origin meaning: 1. the cause of something, or where something begins or comes from: 2. the country, race, or…. Learn more.

  7. used to describe the particular way in which something started to exist or someone started their life: The story has obscure origins (= no one knows how it started). The president's family was of humble origins (= they were poor people without a good position in society).

  8. rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word. the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America. ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin. Anatomy. the point of derivation. the more fixed portion of a muscle.

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